World Netball Championship Trivia

Some trivial facts and figures from the Netball World Cup.

the first World Championships for netball was held in in 1963.

In 1979 there were three winners. Three teams finished on the same points: Australia, New Zealand and 'Trinidad and Tobago'. The rules at the time did not provide any other way of determining an outright winner, so the three teams shared the title.

South Africa is the only nation other than Australia and New Zealand to have played in a World Cup final (Finals were introduced in 1991 in Sydney, Australia)

In 2007, Fiji was scheduled to host the tournament but was stripped of the right as a result of the December 2006 coup. Hosting rights were subsequently awarded to New Zealand.

Out of the 14 events held so far (including to 2015), Australia has been victorious 11 times.

Four nations have played at every World Cup since 1963 - Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica.

When England host the 2019 tournament in Liverpool, they will join Australian and New Zealand as three-time hosts.